Reproduction Flashcards
Where in the male reproductive system is a sac of skin which holds the testis?
Scrotum
Where in the male reproductive system are the sperm cells made?
Testis
Where in the male reproductive system puts sperm into the woman’s vagina during sexual intercourse?
Penis
Where in the male reproductive system carries sperm cells from the testis to the penis?
Sperm duct
Where in the female reproductive system are the sperm placed during sexual intercourse?
Vagina
Where in the female reproductive system carries egg cells from the overlies to the uterus?
Oviduct or Fallopian tube
Where in the female reproductive system makes the egg cells?
Ovaries
Where in the female reproductive system does the new baby develop?
Uterus
How are non-identical twins produced?
If two different eggs have been fertilised by two different sperm
How are identical twins produced?
If the embryo splits into two
How does a woman know that she’s pregnant?
She stops having her periods
Why is it essential that when a woman is pregnant she stops having her periods? Give 2 reasons
So that another egg cannot be fertilised
Because the womb needs it’s lining to protect the embryo
What provides the foetus with nutrients and oxygen?
Placenta
What connects the foetus to the placenta?
Umbilical cord
Where does the foetus house and develop?
Uterus
